Clearlake to Purchase Glass Fiber Manufacturer

Private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group has agreed to purchase ASP Unifrax Holdings Inc. in N.Y. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Unifrax makes ceramic and glass fiber products for the industrial and automotive sectors and is a subsidiary of American Securities, a N.Y-based private equity firm. It counts 31 manufacturing plants across 12 countries, according to its website.

The firm is ranked No. 8 on the Business Journal’s 2018 list of largest private equity firms in Los Angeles and manages $7 billion in assets. In March, Clearlake fundraised $3.6 billion for its Fund V round.

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